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Quotation dates: 1420, 1500-1599
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Stend(e, n. [Stend v. Also in the later dial.] A leap, bound; an energetic movement. c1420 Wynt. iv 234.
All befor the ost he rade Quhar stend [C. stende, W. stend] for stend the coursere maid 1513 Doug. x x 72.
The hors … For feir thai start abak, … And brak away with the cart to the schor With stendis feill and mony bray and snor 1513 Doug. xii vi 59.
Hys stedis … Quhilk fleys furth sa swith with mony a stend Owtour the planys 1513 Doug. xii xi 162.
Like as the gret roch crag … From the top of sum montan tumlyt doun … Halding his fard the discens of the bra With mony skyp and stend baith to and fra 1540 Lynd. Sat. 4353 (Ch.).
Scho riftit, routit and maid sic stends [B. stendis], Scho ȝeild and gaid at baith the ends 1540 Lynd. Sat. 4359 (Ch.).
Scho stumblit and stutterit with sic stends [B. riftis] That scho recantit at baith the ends 15.. Christis Kirk 46 (B).
Than Stevin come stoppand in with stendis … Platfute he bobbit vp with bendis; … He lap quhill he lay on his lendis
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